Shield AI
FAA Program Coordinator (R6337)
Dallas, Texas · Full-time · Posted Oct 18, 2026
- Experience
- 3-5+ years; related experience areas are listed as alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in aviation management, business, public administration, regulatory affairs, project or program management, engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
About the job
Coordinates enterprise FAA regulatory operations and authorization processes across Shield AI programs, maintaining records, schedules, submissions, and status reporting while routing technical decisions to subject matter experts.
What you'll do
- Establish and maintain FAA authorization workflows, records, trackers, dashboards, and forward-looking regulatory roadmaps.
- Coordinate preparation, review, submission, follow-up, and renewal of authorization packages across programs and stakeholders.
- Lead recurring regulatory status reviews, document decisions and actions, and escalate risks and dependencies.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- 3-5+ years in aviation regulatory operations, program coordination, flight operations administration, airworthiness or certification support, UAS operations, or a related regulated environment.
- Experience coordinating regulatory applications, authorizations, certifications, or comparable controlled-submission processes.
- Working knowledge of FAA aviation or UAS authorization processes, plus strong writing, cross-functional communication, organization, and attention to detail.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with FAA DroneZone, FAA aircraft registration, COAs or airspace authorizations, Part 107 waivers, or experimental certification support.
- Experience supporting UAS, autonomous aircraft, defense aviation, or developmental flight-test programs.
Tools
FAA DroneZone, Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint
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